Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Cambodia
Cambodia: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 90.58 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Cambodia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Cambodia stood at 90.58 %. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Cambodia peaked at 99.39 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 90.58 %, in 2025.
That places Cambodia 132nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.25 % | 99.11 % | 99.39 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.84 % | 98.59 % | 99.07 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.14 % | 93.09 % | 98.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8 % | 90.58 % | 92.88 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More environment data for Cambodia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.83 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 269.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 451.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 8.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 24.51 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 8.17 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 500.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 67.32 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,120 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Cambodia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Cambodia was 90.58 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.39 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.58 % in 2025.
- How does Cambodia rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Cambodia ranks 132nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.